Can you complete these sentences? Use the table below to help you.
after – back – down – for – forward – into – on – on – on – out – over – to – to – up – up – up
Everybody just looked _______ as the two men fought.
He looks _______ _______ his father.
I am looking _______ _______ travelling to New York next year.
I takes time to look _______ new vocabulary words.
If you ever travel to California, you should look me _______.
I’m looking _______ my keys. Have you seen them?
Look _______, there’s a black widow spider on the wall.
She’s so conceited. She looks _______ _______ everybody else.
The police are looking _______ the murder.
When I look _______ _______ my childhood, I often feel angry.
When I’m camping, I look my shoes _______ before I put them on.
When my sister goes on vacation, I look _______ her dog.
If you’re still not sure, you can check the answers here:
http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/phrasaldictionary.html
Now add an example sentence. Remember, if you make the example personal you won’t forget it.
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example Sentence |
| look after something | take care of (a child, a house, a pet) | |
| look back on something | to remember nostalgically | |
| look down on something | see as inferior | |
| look for something | to seek or search for | |
| look forward to something | anticipate with pleasure | |
| look into something | investigate | |
| look on | observe as a spectator | |
| look out | be careful, pay attention, heed a certain danger | |
| look something over | examine, review | |
| look something up | search for (in a dictionary) | |
| look something up | locate and visit | |
| look up to something | respect, admire someone |
And if you want to test yourself and discover some more phrasal verbs with look click on the links below.
https://www.englishclub.com/ref/Phrasal_Verbs/Quizzes/Look/index.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/196.html
http://www.englishpractice.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-quiz-5/
http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/exercises/ph-verb_look1.htm
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